Middle School Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Early Adolescents

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Many people run scared from the middle school youth room. But (thankfully!) there are people out there who are actually drawn to those young teens. Although often times theyAEre not equipped to deal with the unique challenges that middle school ministry presents, or theyAEre just not sure what to do when a room full of young teens (who are Opart child, but not quite adultOE) are running around the youth room. Finally, thereAEs a comprehensive guide to middle school ministry, from two veterans of this unchartered territory. Mark Oestreicher and Scott Rubin help youth workers understand the importance of middle school ministry, the development process for young teens and their implications for ministry, and how to best minister to these sometimes misunderstood students. They share their experiences (as middle school pastors and parents of middle schoolers), giving youth workershe encouragement, hope, and training they need to succeed in middle school ministry.

Mark Oestreicher (Marko) is the president of Youth Specialties and a life-long youth worker. He has worked with middle schoolers for about 25 years, both as a paid and a volunteer youth worker. Marko has written dozens of books for students and youth workers and speaks to thousands around the world each year. Mark Oestreicher con una vasta experiencia ministrando a jovenes, ha sido pastor en diversas iglesias y ha escrito mas de 20 libros para lideres y adolescentes. Hoy lidera Especialidades Juveniles en Estados Unidos y es considerado una autoridad en discipulado juvenil. Scott Rubin has been on staff at Willow Creek Community Church for 17 years, and he's currently the director of Elevate, the junior high ministry at Willow Creek. Scott, along with a partially-peculiar, entirely-fantastic team of staff and volunteer leaders, has the privilege of helping junior high students follow Jesus together. He also co-authored two books in the Middle School Survival Series with Mark Oestreicher.